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Rossmom

An escalator is any conversation that 'escalates' into a disagreement where both parties then descend into the basement in terms of vocabulary.

Escalator: "A stairway or incline arranged like an endless belt so that the steps or treads ascend or descend continuously, and one stepping upon it is carried up or down"
The operative phrase here is 'ascend or descend continuously'–the hallmark of any relationship.

Escalator: a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)
The operative phrase in this definition is: 'increase or decrease in…benefits'–another hallmark of any relationship.